Before a job candidate is ever hired, people in power make basic but significant decisions on how a job search will be conducted ― decisions that can either help attract applicants of underrepresented backgrounds or turn them off.
It’s no secret that most entrepreneurs are highly motivated to reach their business goals. The most successful entrepreneurs, however, find a way to get all of their employees working together to reach those business goals. That starts with ensuring their business goals are developed in such a way that employees fully understand what their part is in reaching those goals and what exactly they need to do to accomplish them. That can be challenging for entrepreneurs, especially when they seem to intuitively know what needs to be done. Employees, on the other hand, need guidance and direction.
As the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, an overriding concern of Manatee County businesses is recruiting and retaining their workforces. That’s what we are hearing across diverse industries as our team at the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. works with established local businesses to provide the resources they need to succeed.
Intelligent chatbots are proving that there’s no talent shortage when you know how to personalize employee recruitment. Just ask Bipul Vaibhav, founder and CEO of Skillate, a startup in India with an AI-based talent intelligence platform. "We help organizations quickly find the most qualified candidates, using intelligence to speed up hiring while improving the candidate experience and addressing diversity and inclusion objectives," said Bipul Vaibhav, founder and CEO of Skillate.
Leah Sakas still remembers being told not to run like a girl. Sakas is vice-president of central operations at Zillow, the online real estate marketplace that’s become so popular among millennials for "Zillow surfing," that it was featured as an SNL skit parodying chatlines for the over-30 crowd. But Zillow isn’t just capturing the market of millennial homebuyers and late-night browsers. It’s also attracting a millennial workforce seeking out employers who deliver on issues such as diversity and pay equity.
From hospital nurses to delivery drivers, positions opened up Thursday as various employers held job fairs in Southwest Ohio. If you were a prospective worker passing by the Dalton Street post office building this afternoon, USPS workers with "now hiring" signs were trying to get your attention and attract you inside. Noel Marra came in from Warren County to apply for one of 75 open positions for mail handlers, carriers and mail processing, starting at $18.51 an hour.